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November 03, 2019 00:24:41
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Recounting a stormy October at the B.C. Legislature

The ripple effects of Auditor General Carol Bellringer’s late-September resignation were still being felt when suspended Sergeant-at-Arms Gary Lenz's retirement was announced Oct. 1....

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October 27, 2019 00:31:43
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Losses outweighed gains in Canada's 43rd federal election

The Green wave did not happen and there was no Orange Crush. The People’s Party fizzled, while the Bloc Quebecois had a resurgence. The...

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October 20, 2019 00:24:56
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theBreaker.news Podcast: B.C.'s money laundering inquiry goes public

Another milestone in British Columbia's independent public inquiry into money laundering. Justice Austin Cullen presided over the first open session on Oct. 18, when...

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October 13, 2019 00:34:14
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Jody Wilson-Raybould says independence, integrity and cooperation are needed to rescue democracy from toxic partisanship

She is the highest-profile politician in Canada who is not the leader of a party or a government. The first aboriginal attorney general in...

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October 06, 2019 00:29:57
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theBreaker.news Podcast: What does Richmond Liberal candidate Steven Kou stand for?

This isn't Steven Kou's first crack at seeking public office for Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party. In 2015, the accountant was the runner-up to NDP...

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September 29, 2019 00:35:56
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Tiananmen Square survivor says P.R.C. at 70 is an Orwellian nightmare

Oct. 1 is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Seven decades of Communist Party rule in the most-populous...

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